Laity
noun
People in a religious group who are not professional religious leaders or clergy.
The church has a program to help involve the laity in church work.
Often appears as...
- the laity of the church
- involved in the laity
noun
Ordinary people who are not experts in a particular subject.
The information was presented in a way that was understandable to the laity.
Often appears as...
- understandable to the laity
- explaining to the laity
noun
People in a religious group who are not professional religious leaders or clergy.
The church has a program to help involve the laity in church work.
Often appears as...
- the laity of the church
- involved in the laity
noun
Ordinary people who are not experts in a particular subject.
The information was presented in a way that was understandable to the laity.
Often appears as...
- understandable to the laity
- explaining to the laity
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Context
Use 'laity' when discussing non-clergy members involved in religious activities or discussions.
The priest consulted with the laity before making changes to the service.
Pro Tip 2/3Clergy Contrast
'Laity' is specifically used to differentiate from the clergy or religious officials.
The new policy affected both the clergy and the laity.
Pro Tip 3/3Church Involvement
Describes the engagement of ordinary church-goers in church activities, apart from official roles.
The laity organized a charity event this weekend.
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Context
Use 'laity' when discussing non-clergy members involved in religious activities or discussions.
The priest consulted with the laity before making changes to the service.
Pro Tip 2/3Clergy Contrast
'Laity' is specifically used to differentiate from the clergy or religious officials.
The new policy affected both the clergy and the laity.
Pro Tip 3/3Church Involvement
Describes the engagement of ordinary church-goers in church activities, apart from official roles.
The laity organized a charity event this weekend.
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Context
Use 'laity' when discussing non-clergy members involved in religious activities or discussions.
The priest consulted with the laity before making changes to the service.
Pro Tip 2/3Clergy Contrast
'Laity' is specifically used to differentiate from the clergy or religious officials.
The new policy affected both the clergy and the laity.
Pro Tip 3/3Church Involvement
Describes the engagement of ordinary church-goers in church activities, apart from official roles.
The laity organized a charity event this weekend.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 206 PIPE...
the wind at his back I'm pretty sure he's gonna push her further north deep into puffles look interesting enough while I've been sitting here one of the guys told me that the in Kakuma pride eventually this morning went into the north and managed to kill a buffalo and they apparently are in this right on the money laity boundary with Buffalo on the money laity side but they are sharing the cart
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 206 PIPE...
the wind at his back I'm pretty sure he's gonna push her further north deep into puffles look interesting enough while I've been sitting here one of the guys told me that the in Kakuma pride eventually this morning went into the north and managed to kill a buffalo and they apparently are in this right on the money laity boundary with Buffalo on the money laity side but they are sharing the cart
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Quote examples
Eugene Kennedy
American Psychologist
Pope Francis has aimed a blow at what the whole hierarchical system is built on: a graded system with the higher clergy in the skyboxes, the devoted religious in festival seating, as they say of the crowds at rock concerts, and, on the bottom, the laity in standing room only.
Quote examples
John Wycliffe
English Theologian
The laity ought to understand the faith, and since the doctrines of our faith are in the Scriptures, believers should have the Scriptures in a language familiar to the people, and to this end the Holy Ghost endued them with knowledge of all tongues.
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Roland Allen
English Clergyman
Among our own people also the church sorely needs clergy in close touch with the ordinary life of the laity, living the life of ordinary men, sharing their difficulties and understanding their trials by close personal experience.
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David Augsburger
American Author
Individualism. Narcissism. Value-free choices. These are all key elements in the decline of the practice of mutual accountability in Western churches, among clergy and laity alike.
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Dorothy Day
American Activist
We cannot build up the idea of the apostolate of the laity without the foundation of the liturgy.
Quote examples
Eugene Kennedy
American Psychologist
Pope Francis has aimed a blow at what the whole hierarchical system is built on: a graded system with the higher clergy in the skyboxes, the devoted religious in festival seating, as they say of the crowds at rock concerts, and, on the bottom, the laity in standing room only.
Quote examples
John Wycliffe
English Theologian
The laity ought to understand the faith, and since the doctrines of our faith are in the Scriptures, believers should have the Scriptures in a language familiar to the people, and to this end the Holy Ghost endued them with knowledge of all tongues.
Quote examples
Roland Allen
English Clergyman
Among our own people also the church sorely needs clergy in close touch with the ordinary life of the laity, living the life of ordinary men, sharing their difficulties and understanding their trials by close personal experience.
Quote examples
David Augsburger
American Author
Individualism. Narcissism. Value-free choices. These are all key elements in the decline of the practice of mutual accountability in Western churches, among clergy and laity alike.
Quote examples
Dorothy Day
American Activist
We cannot build up the idea of the apostolate of the laity without the foundation of the liturgy.
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